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An inspiring and relatable heroine, Esther is a pious young servant girl who endures the terrible fate of becoming pregnant and leaving her workplace to face a desperate future... but she is tenacious and fiery, and dedicated to keeping her son and building her life against unfathomably poor odds. Society’s ills are laid bare, especially the addictive buzz, desperate drive and inevitable destruction of gambling on horses.

The Irish are known the world over as friendly and engaging talkers with a word here and a few words there to each and every soul they meet. Their poets dazzle with talent and verse that few other nations dare compete with. What follows demonstrates why.

The great 19th-century novel by the first important Irish novelist. The story of a girl whose father died young so the family was impoverished, she never learned to read, and was thrust into the servant class and occasionally into the workhouse. Becoming pregnant, she lost her position and struggled to bring up her son. A must-listen.

חייו הפנימיים של בית מלון דבלינאי במאה התשע עשרה הם התפאורה לכתב זה, הפורט על הנימים הספרותיים והאנושיים שלנו היום, באותה מידה שבה עשה זאת בעת פרסומו ב-1918. בסגנון...

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

While the Bible is enough to take us to heaven, knowing history helps us live more wisely on our way. George Orwell observed in 1984 that those who pay attention to history have the potential to influence the future. Stuck in the Present offers a grounding in historical consciousness that allows us to better navigate the daily bombardment of information. Amnesia about the past makes us vulnerable to the shackles of modern-day hucksters who try to convince us that the present is all that matters.

This delightful collection of Christmas stories includes the full-cast dramatization of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS DAY, and the holiday favorites THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER.